The entire Mideast situation is going to change by year end when sanctions go back into effect.Iran will run out of money to continue their expansion.What is astonishing is Merkel and the EU prefer to try to get around the US sanctions and trade with Iran instead of cooperating with us and destroying the regime.

And the press thinks Trump acts badly with the EU ????The EU doesn't pay for their own defense and they favor Iran.What do you expect !

Socialism: "Public property includes factories, and means of production owned by the State but with worker control."

Ideally yes, in practicality no. Just as in nazi germany large factories were state owned as in china, cuba venezuela and even north korea the largest corporations are state owned, there is still private enterprise to varying degrees. The state does not own small businesses in chins despite being officially communist. Private enterprises like barber shops, restaurants, handy men services etc are permitted in venezuela and cuba. Thats why you have engineers cutting hair or driving taxis bc it pays more than working at a state job. Even in nk the regime now allows small bazaars, street food stalls, and even condos can be purchased in cash. The most luxurious condos run about 40k usd.

Merkel and the EU prefer to try to get around the US sanctions and trade with Iran instead of cooperating with us and destroying the regime.

Bc they have no reason to atm. Unlike israel, iran never killed us soldiers or bombed us assets. Us only doesn't like iran bc Israel tells them not to. Tail wagging the dog. The eu leaders can see past that since theyre not nearly as controlled by zionists as the usa. Europe generally doesnt want to get involved in the syria quagmire. And if Iran is selling them cheaper oil theyll keep buying it till the cons outweigh thr pros.

He may live in a country without freedom of speech where posting things about muslims or muhammed gets you fined and/or arrested.

Like my fellow poles say 'to co z francji zrobili to glowa boli' that country is farther along in its cultural enrichment than anywhere else in europe. Theres a ban against praying in the streets and broadcasting prayers but theres no way to enforce bc theres so many of them. Arabic is already more commonly spoken in many parts of France than french. Only the countryside is still french.

You compare how paris looked even just 15 years ago to today and its like you're in the algiers or tunis.

I got it!The advice police here give women here how to avoid rape is to make yourself unattractive by defecating. The French are f****** up France to prevent another attack on France. Today, even Hitler wouldn't touch them.

"Eighty-five people have been arrested as thousands of demonstrators occupied five bridges in central London to voice their concern over the looming climate crisis."Let me guess: not a single one of those idiots could answer this simple question: how much did people contribute to the crisis, and how much are you personally willing to spend to prevent that looming crises while China and India can stink the earth up all they want?

Incoherent? That from a guy with the reading comprehension issues so severe that he, in response to this simple question:

...how much are you personally willing to spend to prevent that looming crises while China and India can stink the earth up all they want?

writes this gem:

...they are prepared to spend money travelling to London...

Can you connect the Q and the A? I am really curious how your mind works.BTW, you forgot to say that they can also buy beer as their solution of the climate crisis, to make you response even dumber than it is.

That sentence says it all. Not by what's in it, but what's not. It should have been:

Obama was a mediocre US president to be sure. The irony is that he was head and shoulders above his predecessor and successor, and thus will be remembered more favorably by the US enemies and competitors than he deserved down the line.